Vivaldo Frota | |
Office: | 42nd Governor of Amazonas |
Term Start: | April 2, 1990 |
Term End: | March 15, 1991 |
Predecessor: | Amazonino Mendes |
Successor: | Gilberto Mestrinho |
Office2: | Vice Governor of Amazonas |
Term Start2: | 1987 |
Term End2: | April 2, 1990 |
Governor2: | Amazonino Mendes |
Predecessor2: | Manoel Henriques Ribeiro |
Successor2: | Francisco Garcia Rodrigues |
Birth Date: | December 7, 1928 |
Birth Place: | Boca do Acre, Amazonas, Brazil |
Death Date: | January 16, 2015 |
Death Place: | Manaus, Amazonas |
Profession: | Lawyer Politician Academic |
Spouse: | Magnólia Frota |
Vivaldo Barros Frota (December 7, 1928 – January 16, 2015) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. Frota was first elected Vice Governor of Amazonas in 1987. He became Governor of the state of Amazonas on April 2, 1990, after his predecessor, outgoing Governor Amazonino Mendes, resigned to run for the Federal Senate.[1] Frota served as Governor until March 15, 1991.
Frota died of stomach cancer at the Hospital Beneficente Português in Manaus on January 16, 2015, at the age of 86.[1]